Tenders/The Refurbishment of Building 42 to Create a New Gas Incident Investigation Laboratory

The Refurbishment of Building 42 to Create a New Gas Incident Investigation Laboratory

Health and Safety Executive

Published: Oct 28, 2026

Updated: Oct 28, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a works contract in the construction and civil works, Research and health and medical services sectors. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for civil works in the construction and civil works sector. Works contracts of this nature generally require demonstrated experience in similar infrastructure projects, adequate equipment and technical personnel, and financial capacity including bank guarantees. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

All the Contractor Services required will be focused at HSE's Science & Research Centre at Harpur Hill in Buxton, Derbyshire. HSE's Buxton site extends to 550 acres of land, located less than 3 miles from the centre of Buxton. The site is comprised of a 17,000m² laboratory building completed in 2004, which is operated under a PFI (Public Finance Initiative) Contract, and approximately 100 other buildings and scientific test facilities measuring 11,000m², in total, spread across 550 acres. HSE have a requirement to create a new gas incident investigation laboratory and evidence store within existing buildings 42 and 45. The buildings require various backlog maintenance works, including replacement of precast concrete lintels, roofing and associated fabric upgrades. Additionally, upgrades are required to the gas main to increase the incoming supply to allow for concurrent testing of appliances. Refurbishing Building 42 will allow Science Division to continue further research on current HSE research projects within a dedicated facility, freeing up space within their current location for other usage. A dedicated facility will also allow for hosting clients for testing and research purposes. Delivery of this project will support the HSE Science, engineering and analysis division, via an increased capacity for incident investigations and research work into new gas technologies.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK FTS - Find a Tender Service and was originally published on October 28, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: 102064-2026. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Health and Safety Executive

Health and Safety Executive has issued 47 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 3 currently open and 29 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, Research & Innovation, and Architecture & Engineering Services. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: October 28, 2026.

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Visit UK FTS - Find a Tender Service to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference 102064-2026 when communicating with the contracting authority.

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This notice was issued by Health and Safety Executive in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Works contract in the Construction & Civil Works sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.